by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 13 Dec, 2015 | Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness
Trust is the ’emotional glue’ that binds leaders and followers together.(Bennis & Nanus, 1985, p. 153)Trust presents a paradox in that it needs to be earned, but in order to be earned, it first has to be given. Covey (1992, p. 31) depicts trust as an...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 6 Jun, 2015 | Creativity, Gifted Students, Higher-order Thinking, Questioning, Teacher Effectiveness
Always the beautiful answerwho asks a more beautiful question. – E. E. CummingsWhile higher-order thinking processes are effective for all learners, research in the education of gifted students shows that the power of inquiry is crucial for promoting their...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 28 Feb, 2015 | Leadership, Student Voice, Teacher Effectiveness
We need leaderpreneurs and teacherpreneurs who innovate learning in partnership with students. – Manoj Chandra Handa Michael Fullan is Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. Professor Fullan is...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 8 Feb, 2015 | Creativity, Gifted Students
One must still have creative chaos in oneselfto be able to give birth to a dancing star.- Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900) Synectics has been described by its creator, William J. J. Gordon, as “the joining together of different and apparently...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 2 Jan, 2015 | Gifted Students, Teacher Effectiveness
A great teacher affects eternity:she/he can never tell where her/his influence stops.~ Adapted from Henry Adams, The Education of Henry Adams, 1907 Gifted students are the lighthouses for their teachers in the classroom. As beacons of light, they shine brightly in...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 23 Nov, 2014 | Leadership
“We must be the changewe wish to see in the world.”- Mahatma Gandhi Leadership, at its core, is about leading change. The question is how we can attain sustainable, quality change in schools. The following change equation presents a framework for leading...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 29 Oct, 2014 | Creativity
We may accept finite limitations of logic, but we must never lose faith in the infinite possibilities that stem from developing creative habits of mind.~ Manoj Chandra Handa Creative habits of mind Creative people demonstrate some habits of mind that, taken...
by Dr. Manoj Chandra Handa | 7 Oct, 2014 | Gifted Students
Positive parent-child relationships form an important background for academic motivation. Letting the children know that their parents think school is important and providing recognition for their effort and successes can motivate learning. Brown (2009), Martin...
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